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From Trash to Treasure

Revolutionising Paper Recycling

In many cities like Paper waste management
Visakhapatnam and has become a pressing
Gurugram, many Start-Ups
environmental issue in India as
are adopting innovative
methods of paper recycling. the country’s population grows
Some are making packaging and consumption patterns
boards from recycled paper,
shift. With increasing demand
others are making newspaper
recycling easier through digital for packaging, education,
methods. and print materials, India is
-Prime Minister Narendra Modi generating more paper waste
(in 'Mann ki Baat' address)
than ever before. While paper is
recyclable, much of it ends up in
landfills. However, this avoidable
contribution to environmental
degradation can be fixed with
effective management of paper:
Rising Paper Consumption
and its Environmental Impact:
India consumes approximately 16
million tonnes of paper annually,
and projections indicate this
figure could rise to 30 million
tonnes by 2027. Despite this
high consumption, the country’s
paper recovery rate is estimated
at only around 30%, compared
to the global average of nearly
58%. This constitutes nearly
26% of municipal solid waste

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